Coming Soon: US Burger Chain Five Guys Is Opening Its Second Melbourne Venue in QV This October

Melbourne scored its first Five Guys outpost back in 2022, with the cult-favourite US burger chain making Southbank its home. And now, on Monday, October 14, it's set to open its second Melbourne venue, bringing its famed burger combos to the CBD.

Setting up shop at 228 Lonsdale Street, the new store will sit on the perimeter of the CBD's QV shopping centre, seat 68 burger lovers and — unsurprisingly — sport Five Guys' red-and-white colour scheme. On the menu: burgers, fries, hotdogs, sandwiches and shakes, aka Five Guys' usual range.

If you're wondering why the brand has built up such a following across the world, the fact that its made-to-order burgers skew in the classic direction is one good reason. 

These burgs come with two hand-formed patties on toasted buns, with your choice of free toppings (including pickles, grilled mushrooms and jalapeños). Five Guys also does bacon cheeseburgers that add two strips of bacon and two slices of Kraft American cheese. It's simple and incredibly effective.

Prefer hotdogs, sandwiches (in veggie, cheese or BLT varieties), hand-cut fries (with or without Cajun spices) and vanilla milkshakes? They're all on the menu as well. Don't go thinking that the latter are boring, though — you can add bacon, bananas, peanut butter, salted caramel and even Biscoff pieces to your design-your-own beverage.

As anyone with allergies should note, though, Five Guys only cooks its fries in peanut oil.

The popular chain already has more than 1900 stores to its name across America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia since starting back in 1986 in the Washington, DC area — and has amassed quite the reputation in the process. Even given the number of big-name US burger chains with hefty followings, such as Shake Shack and In-N-Out, it stands out.

Consider yourself a die-hard Five Guys fan, and are keen to try some of the new venue's first burgers? Be sure to get down at (or before) 10.30am on Monday, October 14, to be one of the first 100 customers — for the Five Guys team is giving away a stack of limited-edition merchandise to the first 100 punters. 

Find Five Guys' second Melbourne store at QV Melbourne, 228 Lonsdale Street, from Monday, October 14 — open from 11am–10pm daily. For more details, you can visit the venue's website.